boundary waters canoe trip, part 2

monday, august 14th...we spent the morning paddling and portaging to maqua (bear) lake and got this great campsite--a good swimming spot, plenty of breeze (okay, it was a little gusty at times and keeping the tarp down to secure the ropes was a little challenging) to keep the bugs away, and a beautiful view. if you squint, you can see will and sandy checking things out...

later in the afternoon, will told us that he had scoped out the trail to this cool rock face around the corner from the campsite. we woke rob up from a dead sleep (will, please post that photo to your blog) to join us on a quick hike to see it before sunset.

tuesday, august 15th...another lovely morning. nice camera work by rob--note the mist and the sun filtering through the tree.


the site's rock was a great place to sit and read (or knit, in my case), dry out our swimsuits and dewy tent rainflies, spy on some frogs, check out the loons taking off and landing on the lake, and plot the day's quick trip to little saganaga lake...
(stay tuned for another installation...)